Before the attack, I could see the skyline of lower Manhattan from my upstairs window. Afterwards, I could see, and sometimes even smell, the smoke as the debris continued to smolder. The county where I live lost more of its residents that any other county in New Jersey.
There are three masjids/mosques in the surrounding area. I called each of them to see whether they could use a volunteer to escort local Muslims safely to their places of worship. All three of them already had more volunteers than they could use. That was hugely inspiring to me.
And, after the initial shock wore off, I saw New York City's true nature reassert itself: "Ayy! Don't pull that kinda shit on us! Ya don't fuck wit' Noo Yawk!" What "terrorists" want is, literally, to terrify people; if people refuse to let fear ruin and run their lives, the terrorists have failed to accomplish their intent. And now, when I look out of my upstairs window, I see the new tower, almost complete, rising defiantly above the skyline, telling the world that "ya don't fuck wit' Noo
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There are three masjids/mosques in the surrounding area. I called each of them to see whether they could use a volunteer to escort local Muslims safely to their places of worship. All three of them already had more volunteers than they could use. That was hugely inspiring to me.
And, after the initial shock wore off, I saw New York City's true nature reassert itself: "Ayy! Don't pull that kinda shit on us! Ya don't fuck wit' Noo Yawk!" What "terrorists" want is, literally, to terrify people; if people refuse to let fear ruin and run their lives, the terrorists have failed to accomplish their intent. And now, when I look out of my upstairs window, I see the new tower, almost complete, rising defiantly above the skyline, telling the world that "ya don't fuck wit' Noo ( ... )
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Back atcha, big guy.
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-L.
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